Stephen Eustaquio

[Colliedor 471]

I'll be recording the game. Gonna watch it after the Porto vs Sporting match. 

 

I'm sure he'll make an appearance. Pacos basically got him to save them from relegation.

[jordan 3,562]

Neither in the 18, don’t waste your time

[toontownman 3,357]

Dag nam it!

[Obinna 8,943]

Weird. I thought perhaps Eustaquio was not ready, as silly as that sounds, but Vitoria is a completely strange omission.

[A_Gagne 52]

On 12/9/2019 at 2:30 PM, Ruffian said:

I believe in MLS transfer fees are counted as wages and are spread throughout the length of the contract. 

Yes that's correct. Or more specifically it doesn't count as wages but counts against the team's salary budget. So if for instance they signed him for 4 years for 3.2Mil, that would be an 800K/year cap hit, meaning they would have to pay him a max of 700K/year to stay under the TAM 1.5Mil limit. Whatever the real numbers were, probably a factor in why he "refused" the offer.

IMO he's still young and I would prefer to see him in Europe with the possibility of moving up a level. The oddities of the MLS contracting system and it still being largely an afterthought in Europe make it a shitty league to try to move up from, which I feel he's still capable of doing.

I think comparisons with Piette are only valid to a certain extent. Let's not forget, one was transferring from D3 Spain, where as the other is on the books for one of the largest clubs in the World outside of Europe.

[Olympique_de_Marseille 3,280]

On 1/5/2020 at 12:21 PM, Obinna said:

 I thought perhaps Eustaquio was not ready...

He didn't have his International Transfer Certificate! Fail.

He may may see playing time for Paços de Ferreira tomorrow.

http://www.abola.pt/nnh/2020-01-10/pacos-de-ferreira-luiz-carlos-com-limitacoes/823445

They have 3 matches in a 9-day period; he should see playing time if there are no more bureaucratic issues.

Edited January 11, 2020 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[Olympique_de_Marseille 3,280]

Delete. Double post.

 

Edited January 11, 2020 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[Acid-Tone 552]

It looks like Stephen is in the starting lineup today!  (10:30 am eastern  vs. Portimonense)

[Shway 3,725]

About to tune in! 

[dyslexic nam 11,031]

If anyone has a link to a stream...

[Colliedor 471]

He was decent. Made some hard tackles which is nice to see that the injury isn't scaring him away.

Hella boring game overall though. Easy to see why these 2 teams are at the bottom.

Played a DM btw.

[Colliedor 471]

Played against Benfica today.

Pacos had a formation change compared to previous matches. They didn't play with a DM to start the match (big mistake, a lot of open space for Benfica in the middle), so Eustaquio played as a CM this time making more attacking runs.

Midway in the second half, he was playing as a DM. Looked MUCH more comfortable playing that position. Barking instructions, controlling the tempo, more space to hit long diagonal passes. Pretty sure he prefers this role.

Sadly his tacking was underwhelming.

[Acid-Tone 552]

I thought he had a good game overall.  Went the full 90.   He possibly could take some blame for the Rafa goal as he was marking him just as the attacking play was starting, but then left him to go try and press the man with the ball.   However the CB behind him was slow to pick up Rafa and he ended up receiving the pas and scoring. 

Did a decent job helping his team hold on to possession for the majority of the game.  The problem is that Benfica are so lethal on the counter right now and in the blink of an eye 2 counter-attacks ended up as goals for Benfica.   

Overall I thought Stephen and Paços de Ferreira played pretty well and if they continue to play like that I think they can move up a few spots and safely avoid being relegated.

[SpursFlu 2,889]

I'm reading Portuguese Liga hopes to restart on May 30th.

Kinda the forgotten league by the media

[SpursFlu 2,889]

https://portugoal.net/club-news/1618-rescheduled-portuguese-liga-fixture-list

Lost in an injury and Davies David hype. Here is a player to get excited about. Gets back playing 2 weeks from Sunday. Sportsnet, DAZN, TSN whoever.. step it up and show some of these games

Edited May 22, 2020 by SpursFlu

[Acid-Tone 552]

On 5/9/2020 at 12:15 PM, SpursFlu said:

I'm reading Portuguese Liga hopes to restart on May 30th.

Kinda the forgotten league by the media

To be forgotten, one must first be acknowledged or recognized!  😛 

[SpursFlu 2,889]

We could have 3 players in action in the next 48hrs in Portugal. I guess it's now under the radar as the most Canadian league. Maybe just behind Scottish 3rd division (bit of a joke)

Edited June 5, 2020 by SpursFlu

[Obinna 8,943]

35 minutes ago, SpursFlu said:

We could have 3 players in action in the next 48hrs in Portugal. I guess it's now under the radar as the most Canadian league. Maybe just behind Scottish 3rd division (bit of a joke)

Do you mean Vitoria and Eustaquio in Portugal plus Davies in Germany? Or is there a 3rd mystery player in Portugal I don't know about?

[jordan 3,562]

4 minutes ago, Obinna said:

Do you mean Vitoria and Eustaquio in Portugal plus Davies in Germany? Or is there a 3rd mystery player in Portugal I don't know about?

Could be Ricardo Ferreira I guess

[Obinna 8,943]

1 minute ago, jordan said:

Could be Ricardo Ferreira I guess

Or perhaps Pedro Pacheco? Not sure if he is still at it.

[baulderdash77 2,417]

24 minutes ago, Obinna said:

Or perhaps Pedro Pacheco? Not sure if he is still at it.

I’m pretty sure it was Ferreira he meant.  His team will be playing tomorrow but as far as I’m aware he’s not a starter on his team.

[SpursFlu 2,889]

Charles Andreas Brym

[Ivan 1,049]

8 hours ago, SpursFlu said:

Charles Andreas Brym

I thought he went back to his French team?

[Strait Red 1,431]

33 minutes ago, Ivan said:

I thought he went back to his French team?

He did, he’s back with Lille.

[SpursFlu 2,889]

4 hours ago, Strait Red said:

He did, he’s back with Lille.

K I was going thru some rosters and he was listed with the Portuguese team